AMD A4-6300B vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220

General info

Comparing Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and A4-6300B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2247	2249
Value for money	1.62	0.05
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	March 2008 (15 years old)	1 June 2013 (9 years old)
Current price	$38	$82

Technical specs

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and A4-6300B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	77 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and A4-6300B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	775	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and A4-6300B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and A4-6300B are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and A4-6300B. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR3-1600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon HD 8370D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual-Core E2220 and A4-6300B.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium Dual-Core E2220 outperforms A4-6300B by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	1.06	1.05
Boost clock speed	2400	3900
Base clock speed	0	3700
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm

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